The creators of this series did a fine job the first season of repairing the damage of Discovery and the boring first season of Picard. It was fun, it had solid plots and a good cast. This season is a big letdown so far and this episode is a disaster of inane conversations and bad acting.
The actor playing Uhura is one of the biggest problems. Unlike Nichelle Nichols, who exuded a noble maturity and dignified presence, this actor disappoints with a little girl's voice and lots and lots of hand wringing. Her crying, her breakdowns, her internal battles are more soap opera than what we're used to from ST actors. But she is just a small part of the problems with this talky episode.
You'd think that the people behind Strange New Worlds would have learned from the far superior ST tribute show, Seth MacFarlane's The Orville, that is far more in the spirit of Gene Rodenberry's vision than anything we find in this episode. But no. For some head-scratching reason, the writers just don't get it.
It seems Goldsman and Kurtzman are more interested in a quick buck than delivering on the promise of quality and imagination that Gene Roddenberry is famous for. The magic is no longer there.
The actor playing Uhura is one of the biggest problems. Unlike Nichelle Nichols, who exuded a noble maturity and dignified presence, this actor disappoints with a little girl's voice and lots and lots of hand wringing. Her crying, her breakdowns, her internal battles are more soap opera than what we're used to from ST actors. But she is just a small part of the problems with this talky episode.
You'd think that the people behind Strange New Worlds would have learned from the far superior ST tribute show, Seth MacFarlane's The Orville, that is far more in the spirit of Gene Rodenberry's vision than anything we find in this episode. But no. For some head-scratching reason, the writers just don't get it.
It seems Goldsman and Kurtzman are more interested in a quick buck than delivering on the promise of quality and imagination that Gene Roddenberry is famous for. The magic is no longer there.